65 lines
2.1 KiB
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65 lines
2.1 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200510-15">
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<title>Lynx: Buffer overflow in NNTP processing</title>
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<synopsis>
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Lynx contains a buffer overflow that may be exploited to execute arbitrary
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code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">Lynx</product>
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<announced>2005-10-17</announced>
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<revised count="01">2005-10-17</revised>
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<bug>108451</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="www-client/lynx" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.8.5-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.8.5-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Lynx is a text-mode browser for the World Wide Web. It supports
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multiple URL types, including HTTP and NNTP URLs.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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When accessing a NNTP URL, Lynx connects to a NNTP server and
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retrieves information about the available articles in the target
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newsgroup. Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in a function
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that handles the escaping of special characters.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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An attacker could setup a malicious NNTP server and entice a user
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to access it using Lynx (either by creating NNTP links on a web page or
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by forcing a redirect for Lynx users). The data returned by the NNTP
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server would trigger the buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code
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with the rights of the user running Lynx.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All Lynx users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/lynx-2.8.5-r1"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3120">CAN-2005-3120</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-10-15T09:30:52Z">
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koon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-10-17T12:46:58Z">
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koon
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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